School is seeking academy status to change its future

A BICESTER school fighting to get out of special measures is looking to take on academy status with support from a “sponsor” organisation.

Bicester Community College (BCC) is seeking sponsored academy status to turn around its future.

Sponsors can be faith bodies, businesses, other schools or colleges, and charitable trusts.

Academy status means the school will have more control over finances and the curriculum. It was rated inadequate by Ofsted last January and placed in special measures, though inspectors have praised progress since.

Comments

Severian
11:56am Fri 7 Feb 14

It's great to see that Mr Rushworth is turning BCC round so quickly. Let's hope he can find a good sponsor. Meanwhile I'm looking forward to the day BCC gets out of special measures and back where it should be - on a par with The Cooper School, so Bicester kids will have a great education no matter what primary and secondary schools they go to.

It's great to see that Mr Rushworth is turning BCC round so quickly. Let's hope he can find a good sponsor. Meanwhile I'm looking forward to the day BCC gets out of special measures and back where it should be - on a par with The Cooper School, so Bicester kids will have a great education no matter what primary and secondary schools they go to.Severian

It's great to see that Mr Rushworth is turning BCC round so quickly. Let's hope he can find a good sponsor. Meanwhile I'm looking forward to the day BCC gets out of special measures and back where it should be - on a par with The Cooper School, so Bicester kids will have a great education no matter what primary and secondary schools they go to.

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